title: Pharmacokinetics of ciprofloxacin in liver cirrhosis.
abstract: The pharmacokinetics of ciprofloxacin were evaluated in 11 patients (3 patients with impaired renal function) with advanced liver cirrhosis after a single oral dose of 500 mg. Mean serum peaks were 2.80 +/- 1.00 mg/l in 64 +/- 37 min after intake in patients with normal renal function. Elimination was reduced in comparison with healthy volunteers: t1/2 beta 510 +/- 158 min with a total area under the curve of 18.2 +/- 10.3 mg x h/l. Mean recovery of the parent compound from urine was 38 +/- 9% of the dose. In 3 patients with cirrhosis plus poor renal function, elimination was markedly reduced. In patients under 60 years with good renal function, the standard does not require a reduction.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Innere Medizin mit Schwerpunkt Infektionskrankheiten, Klinikum Rudolf Virchow, Standort Charlottenburg, Deutschland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ruhnke
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Trautmann
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Borner
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hopfenmüller
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D002939:Ciprofloxacin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood / Q000493:pharmacokinetics* / Q000652:urine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000378:metabolism*; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D008657:Metabolic Clearance Rate; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D002939:Ciprofloxacin